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BUTTON FASTENER. No. 298,316. l PatentedvMay 6, 1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,316, dated May 6, 1884. I

Application filed February 23, 1881i.

and usefulv Improvements in Button-Fasten` ers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My presennt invention relates to certain improvenients in the class of fastenings for attaching buttons to fabric by means of a metallic device of peculiar construction, the object sought being to distribute the tensionstrain on the fastener over as large a surface of fabric as possible, thus lessening the chances of its pulling out in use.

To this end my invention consists of a nietallic disk or plate, from the sides oi" which are formed and bent depending attachingprongs, one'of which extends from the interior of said disk or plate, and constitutes the button carrying prong, the whole arranged and adapted for use, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

To illustrate my' improvement, I refer to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l represents the sheetmetal blank from which the fastener is made. Fig. 2 is a top view of my improved fastener, showing the positions of the prongs and button loop. Fig. 3 is a view of the under surface of a fabric, showing the position of the prongs when clinched. Fig. 4 is a modified form of my improved button-fastener.

Again referring to the drawings, A is a fastener cut from sheet metal, consisting of the plate or base a, from the sides of whichextend penetrating prongs, b, b', and b, which are subsequently bent at right angles thereto for engagement with fabric. From the interior of the base a is formed the prong c, as shown, which is bent to form a loop, d, for the reception of the eye of a button, this prong being the button-carrying prong for the fastener. This loop d is bent so as to be located in the center of the base or plate a, as fully shown in Fig. 2.v

The manner of attachment is as follows:

(No modela) The eye of a button is first passed into the loop d of the fastener, and the connected button and fastener are then placed in a setting-instrument with the prongs b', b, and c at the front. through the fabric in a well-known manner, the prongs assuming the positions shown in Fig. 3, the prong b nearly covering the prong c, as shown, thus securely attaching the button.

The'fastener shown in Fig. 4 is a substantial equivalent of the fastener shown in Fig. l, the prongs being more nearly on a parallel line with each other, the central prong forming a central loop in both cases, the prongs b and b being bent at x, and the prong c on line o.

It will be observed that by means of my present improvement I am enabled to provide a strong and efficient fastening for an eye-shank button, not liable to become loose by wearer to pull out, as I equalize the tension on the prongs, the strain coming on the The fastener is then clinched loop d in the center of the plate, and the Y prongs b and b being on the line of the strain and in front of the loop d, when attached to fabric, render it impossible for the fastener to become detached, while the rear prong, b, serves to prevent the rear portion of the plate from lifting up or twisting about.

I am aware that plates having fasteningprongs have heretofore been used, in which the prongs are either on aline with each other, or the button-carrying prong extends beyond the holding-prongs; but I am not aware of a faste-ner having before been made embodying niy improvement, which is to form a loop and prong in the center of a plate or base, around which are'formed a number of prongs for attachment with fabric.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- The herein-described button-fastening device A, consisting of the plate a., and prongs b,

b', b, and c, arranged as described, the prong c bent to form the loop (l in the center of said 10o plate a, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature i the presence of two witnesses. f

RICHARD SANFORD.

Witnesses:

F. A. SMITH, Jr., GEO. W. PRENTICE. 

